By Tom Breihan
on January 5, 2011 at 6:00 p.m. EST

UPDATE: The New Original Sonic Sound album actually came out in 2004. This edition is a reissue.(Another update: It was originally released in 2000, then again in 2004.)

Unhinged early-60s Tacoma, Washington garage-punk noisemakers the Sonics have served as an inspiration for decades of rock bands, from the Pacific Northwest and otherwise. Now, a group of the band's stylistic descendants is paying the Sonics their just due by releasing an entire album of Sonics covers.

By Ryan Dombal
on November 22, 2010 at 4:30 p.m. EST

According to Sub Pop, grunge stalwarts Mudhoney have recorded a new song for the Discovery Channel show "Brew Masters", which debuts tonight at 10 p.m. Eastern/Pacific. UPDATE: The show is actually on Sunday nights, not Monday nights. The reality show offers a behind-the-scenes look at indie beer maker Dogfish Head Brewery. You can hear a little bit of the Mudhoney song in the background of this promo spot. Between this and Wilco's coffee, it's a big day for bands and beverages on Pitchfork...